Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-07
At MILWAUKEE
THE PRESIDENT HAS ANOTHER TINE
He Leaves Chicago Amid the Boom Of
Cannon
And is SALUTED At MILWAUKEE.
PROFESSIONS, Music, Handshaking, Cheers
and Enthusiasm.

CHICAGO, October 6.-Swarms of people
again filled all the approaches to the Pal
mer House this morning, eagerly watching
for glimpse of President Cleveland when
he should emerge for drive to the Inter
national Military Encampment.
Crowds of workmen and shop girls on the
way to their daily tasks forgot for the time
being the toll before them and pressed for
ward through the jam OF country people
and well-dressed city sight-seers.
A half-doEen mounted police had no lit
tie trouble clearing passage for the Pres
ident's carriage, which was drawn by four
spanking bays. The sky was lowering,
aud every one was predicting that rain
would fall before the President could make
a start. Not drop fell, however, and at
S:45 the President, looking but little the
worse for his wholesale handshaking OF
the previous day, appeared at the arched
doorway. With hat doffed and many a
good-natured bow to the cheering crowd,
he lightly sprang into the waiting carriage,
and in trice was whirling through the
thick of the business district and out
Washington Boulevard to the Encamp-
ment. He was accompanied by Mayor
Roche, General Terry, and q dozen lesser
dignitaries.
Early as it was and threatening as was
the day, the sidewalks along the entire
route were lined with people, including
thousands who, understanding strenuous
efforts all day and evening yesterday, bad
tailed to see the President or his wife in
the general confusion prevailing.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
A ludicrous incident occurred at the en-
trance of the Encampment grounds. The
Presidents carriage got stuck in the mud.
There was not a moments time to spare
and the prancing bays were smartly lashed
with the whip. 1t was nip and tuck with
the mud, that was made thick and sticky
by rain during the night, but finally the
vehicle containing the Chief Magistrate of
the nation gave terrific lunge forward
and was gone from the laughing, cheering
crowd.
A rapid drive past the two or three
thousand troops drawn in line, a thunder
ing salute from the artillery, and bows and
smiles to the couple Of thousand spectators
in the stands completed the ceremonies at
the Encampment. Without delay the
President boarded train for the depot
down town, from which the start for Mil
waukee was made 1t lacked but five min
utes of ten, the schedule time of the start
for Milwaukee, when he arrived.
Mrs. Cleveland had preceded him by
half an hour, slipping quietly into car
riage at the hotel and being driven to the
depot comparatively unobserved. The
hundreds Of spectators erowding the wait
ing rooms when she arrived had grown to
thousands in the short interval before the
President came.
\ CHORUS OF ENTREATIEs.
Behind the long railings on the plat
forms, parallel with the Presidential train,
il seemed like the quarter stretch on Derby
DAY, so closely packed and thoroughly ex-
cited were the people. Mrs. Cleveland
gazed out from the windows of her car
with decided interest that heightened
when the President stepped from the in
coming train, on AN adjoining track and
briskly walked to her side At once a
chorus OF entreaties went up Tor them to
come out on the platform.
1--WE want to see Mrs. Cleveland" and
Three cheers for Grover" were the cries.
When Mrs. Cleveland in her green travel
inc dress and the President with head un-
covered appeared at the rear door of the
train a mighty cheer rolled through the
depot. Just then the train began to move,
a burst of sunshine lit up the scene and
while the multitude yelled itself hOarse,
the President and his fair young wife
waved farewell to Chicago.
As the party left there was cheer from
the crowd in the station, and it was taken
up and Ee.echoed by those on the outside,
and the long linea that skirted the track
tar out on the road to Milwaukee.
GOV. OGLESBY's ABSENCE EXPLAINED.
A Springfield dispatch gives the follow
ing explanation of Governor Oglesby's alb
ssnce from Chicago during the Presidents
visit, Pherc Vas inquiry about the State
Capitol to-day as TO the reason why Gov
tTQOE OSlcSDl lClud4uSo away bAOh Sui-
cago on the occasion Of the Presidents Wis
it there. He had pressing invitation to
20. 1t seems, however. that when the
Springfield authorities were preparing their
invitation to the President to come here,
the Mayor and others called on the Gov
ernor and asked him to join in the invita-
ton.
The Governor replied that in his posi-
ton he did not think he could, with pro-
priety, Join in tine citizens invitation to
Springfield any more than 10 SnV other
city in the State, but that he could write
the President and would cheerfully do so,
saving tnSt Re had learned the municipal
authorities at the State Capital were send
ing him an invitation to coIse Ae.e, and
that if he decided to come and il was
hoped he would, the Governor and all the
State officers would unite in the general
endeayor to make his stay here an agree
able and pleasant one.
This vas written on behalf of the State
Government AID sell entirely separate
from the invitation OF tine Mayo, GOgncil
and citizens. The President replied to tine
Mayor's invitation and referred to the
action of the Council and the citizens, but
neither mentioned the Governors letter,
nor has Rs replied to it separately. This
explains why the tioyeGuOr has not person
ally Joined in the welcome of the PRESIDENT